NCoS recaptures 114 escapees of Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre

Following the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba in Kogi State on Sunday, and the swift intervention of the Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, a total of 114 escapees have been recaptured. The CG, who personally led a team to the Custodial Centre for an on-the-spot assessment, directed the Search Party Response Team to go after the …

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A Unique Journey To Space At ABUAD

Deeper knowledge of space and its exploration, over the years, has been herculean in Nigeria. This became worrisome that the federal government, at the rebirth of democratic governance, established the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) a research institution that is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.  The Agency was established on 5 May, …

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IPOB declares war on hoodlums enforcing sit-at-home on Mondays

By Ugochukwu Alaribe The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said it has declared war on anybody found enforcing sit-at-home order, on Mondays. Describing such people as saboteurs, the pro-Biafra group added that the weekly Monday sit-at-home has been suspended. In a statement, Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, while reacting to several complaints on the activities of …

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NCoS boss orders investigation into Kogi jailbreak as 240 inmates escape

The Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS,) Mr Haliru Nababa, has ordered the activation of the immediate recapture procedure and detailed investigation to be carried out on the Kogi jailbreak.  The NCoS Public Relations Officer, Controller of Corrections (CC) Francis Enobore said this in a statement on Monday, in Abuja.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medium …

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Abia Govt threatens to seal markets, motor unions that comply with Sit at home order

By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Abia State Government has threatened to seal markets and motor unions that fail to open for normal activities during the Sit at home order on Monday. It warned market and transport unions in the state to ensure that markets are open while transport vehicles are deployed on the roads by their members. “Any market that …

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ABUAD Rated Best Private University In Nigeria

Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, has been rated best among other private universities in Nigeria. The rating, according to ‘AD Scientific Index’, a development ranking systems, reflects ABUAD’s quality administrative and academic “Policies”. The school, founded in 2009 by renowned legal practitioner, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has, over the years, become a choice to candidates seeking admission to universities. …

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VAT: Appeal Court stops Lagos, Rivers, others

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday ordered parties in the dispute over the administration of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to stay action pending the resolution of all legal issues in contention. A three-member panel of the court  ordered parties to maintain status quo ante bellum and refrain from acts capable of jeopardizing the res (subject of the dispute). The …

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Gunmen Kills Anambra Monarch, Obi Edozieuno

Obi Alex Edozieuno, the deposed traditional ruler of of Mkpunando in Aguleri community in Anambra North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been murdered by unidentified gunmen. Also murdered by the gunmen was the chauffeur of the monarch, simply identified as Chukwuemeka. Obi Edozieuno was one of the 12 monarchs suspended by Governor Willie Obiano last year, for accompanying …

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Three kidnapped Obasanjo workers regain freedom

The kidnappers of the three workers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo have released them 48 hours after. The victims who were abducted by gunmen on Wednesday evening in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government were freed on Friday evening. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said they were released following the pressure mounted on the …

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NPF Redeploys DPO Who Lost Gun After Office Sex Romp

The Lagos State Police Command has redeployed Denton Divisional Police Officer in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, CSP Adegoke Atilade, who lost his service pistol after a sex romp with one Jennifer Madueke in his office.  In a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered …

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